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. 1971 Apr;34(2):154–156. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.34.2.154

Insulin induced hypoglycaemia in migraine

John Pearce 1
PMCID: PMC493726  PMID: 5571601

Abstract

Insulin induced hypoglycaemia produced migrainous symptoms in only two of 20 migraine sufferers and in none of a matched control group. The relationship of fasting and blood sugar levels to migraine attacks is discussed.

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